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Table 2 Effect of hypoxia alone on performance values

From: Effect of a four-week isocaloric ketogenic diet on physical performance at very high-altitude: a pilot study

 

Normoxia

Effect of hypoxia (%)

Mean (SD)

Median

Min

Max

VO2max (ml kg−1 min−1)

44.6 (5.8)

 − 27.1

 − 36.5

 − 20.3

PLT (W)

203 (64)

 − 28.6

 − 34.6

 − 17.9

Ppeak (W)

266 (65)

 − 22.4

 − 30.8

 − 12.8

HRLT (beat min−1)

156 (23)

2.0

 − 7.1

17.6

HRpeak (beat min−1)

183 (17)

 − 5.4

 − 15.0

 − 1.9

B-Lacpeak (mmol L−1)

10.7 (2.2)

 − 0.8

 − 28

16.1

PaO2 (kPa)

17.8 (2.2)

 − 50.9

 − 71.1

 − 12.2

pH

7.24 (0.06)

0.15

 − 0.59

2.22

PaCO2 (kPa)

3.8 (0.2)

 − 9.6

 − 19.5

5.9

HCO3− (mmol L−1)

11.9 (2.1)

0.0

 − 0.2

0.1

  1. Maximal graded exercise test values under normoxic conditions for baseline were compared with performance values under hypoxic conditions
  2. Normoxia baseline values (T0N) are compared with hypoxia values (T0H) assessing the effect of hypoxia. VO2max maximal oxygen uptake, LT lactate threshold, P power, HR heart rate, B-Lac blood lactate, PaO2 partial oxygen arterial pressure, PaCO2 partial carbon dioxide arterial pressure